Use Of Acid-suppressive Medications Associated With Increased Risk Of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia

Friday, May 29, 2009 - 09:35 in Health & Medicine

Hospitalized patients who receive acid-suppressive medications such as a proton-pump inhibitor have a 30 percent increased odds of developing pneumonia while in the hospital, according to a new study.

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